Government urgently needs to get a grip

There are a variety of strands in the controversy which has erupted surrounding the GardaÃi, GSOC, the Minister for Justice and the government. But there have, up to now anyway, been some common themes.

These include the tensions between the Gardai on one side and GSOC on the other, the fact that Minister for Justice Alan Shatter has generally supported Garda Commissioner Martin Callinan, and the general failure by the government to appear ...